Pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit will enter the Baltic Sea via the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark to join the Nord Stream 2 construction fleet. The vessel is due to start pipelay in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the coming week.

Pipelay Vessel Pioneering Spirit on Its Way to Join the Nord Stream 2 Construction Fleet

Dec. 12, 2018 | Copenhagen, Denmark/Zug, Switzerland | Pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit will enter the Baltic Sea via the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark to join the Nord Stream 2 construction fleet. The vessel is due to start pipelay in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the coming week.

Pioneering Spirit, operated by Allseas, is 382 metres long and 124 wide, hosting an international crew of 570 persons. The vessel will be mobilised in Denmark for a few days, after which it will continue its journey to the Finnish EEZ to continue pipelay of the first line.